Overview

The integration of up-beat skill instruction, a wealth of exercises, and the availability of a supplemental lab manual make Resources for Writers the most complete resource for developmental writing at the paragraph to essay level.

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Author:   Elizabeth C. Long
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.123kg
ISBN:  

9780205651733

ISBN 10:   0205651739
Pages:   848
Publication Date:   01 December 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Part One - Getting Started Chapter 1: The Bases of Good Writing: The Four Cs Chapter 2: Writing for a Reader and Reason Part Two - The Writing Process Chapter 3: Prewriting: Coming up with Ideas Chapter 4: Drafting: First to Final Drafts Chapter 5: Making Changes: Revision Chapter 6: Editing for Clarity and Correctness Chapter 7: Putting the Writing Process Steps Together Part Three - The Elements of Good Writing Chapter 8: Writing an Effective Topic Sentence Chapter 9: Using Specific Examples for Support and Illustration Chapter 10: Organizing and Linking Your Ideas Chapter 11: Writing from Visuals Chapter 12: Choosing the Best Words for Sensitive Writing Chapter 13: Improving Your Spelling Chapter 14: Expanding Your Vocabulary Part Four - Strategies for Paragraph Development Chapter 15: Illustration and Example Chapter 16: Narration Chapter 17: Description Chapter 18: Classification and Division Chapter 19: Process Analysis Chapter 20: Compare and Contrast Chapter 21: Cause and Effect Chapter 22: Definition Chapter 23: Argument Part Five - Writing Essays Chapter 24: The Essay and the Thesis Statement Chapter 25: Prewriting for and Drafting an Essay Chapter 26: Revising an Essay Part Six - Writing for Different Purposes Chapter 27: Essay Exams Chapter 28: Writing Summaries Chapter 29: Writing to Get a Job Online Chapter: Writing a Research Essay Part Seven - Writing Correct Sentences Grammar diagnostic test Chapter 30: Prepositional Phrases Chapter 31: Subjects and Verbs Chapter 32: Clauses Chapter 33: Run-On Sentences Chapter 34: Fragments Chapter 35: Regular Verbs Chapter 36: Irregular Verbs Chapter 37 Subject-Verb Agreement Chapter 38: Verb Tense and Tense Consistency Chapter 39: Pronoun Types Chapter 40: Pronoun Agreement, Pronoun Reference, and Point of View Chapter 41: Adjectives and Adverbs Chapter 42: Misplaced Modifiers Chapter 43: Dangling Modifiers Chapter 44: Errors in Parallelism Part Eight - Punctuation and Mechanics Chapter 45: Commas Chapter 46: Apostrophes Chapter 47: Quotation Marks Chapter 48: Other Punctuation Marks: Colons and Semi-colons, Parentheses, Dashes, and Hyphens Chapter 49: Capitalization Chapter 50: Numbers and Abbreviations Chapter 51: Words that Look Alike and Sound Alike Chapter 52: Sentence Combining for Sentence Variation Chapter 53: Tips for Second-Language Writers Part Nine - Readings for Informed Writing Tips for Reading Effectively Thematic units: Our Education Our Values How We Live

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